The Midlands

Bridget And The Big Girls Blues at
The Courtyard Hereford.
Saturday 30th October 2004

Bridget opened
the Gig dedicating the session to the memory of the late, great, John Peel, to
much rapturous applause. Well received on this her third visit to the Courtyard,
she endeared the crowd with her powerful vocals and talented guitarists - Andy
Wood and Syd Greenfield. We were taken back to the gin-joints of the 20s & 30s,
when women were at the forefront of the Blues. Bridget saluted Bessie Smith, Ma
Rainey, Victoria Spivey, and Memphis Minnie – not forgetting Billie Holiday.

Bridget,
Gloucester born and bred, started off as a folk singer but soon found the blues
more agreeable to her vocal style. Appearing for the last three years at the
Gloucester Blues Festival, Bridget is fast becoming a crowd puller wherever she
performs. See her live at the Pig Inn Blues Festival, Westgate Street,
Gloucester backed by The Jo Jazz & Blues Band, a six-piece outfit. Already
booked are Will Killeen, Suspects Blues Band and Cool Hand. A Jam session is on
the cards and it all happens next January 28th – 30th
2005.

Bridget is
also at Cuban Blue, Bridge Street, Hereford on January 22nd 2005.